Aliaksei Protas News: Leads team in goals and scoring

Protas scored a goal Tuesday in a 3-2 OT win over Tampa Bay.

It came late in the second. Connor McMichael chased and retrieved a dump-in, and as he skated behind the Bolts' net, he passed behind him to Protas, who wired a one-timer into the open left side of the net from low in the left circle. Protas leads the Caps in goals (three), and he's tied with Tom Wilson for the most points (five; four games). The 24-year-old Protas also has 13 shots in that span. Last season was clearly not an anomaly.